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Poplar 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1914, were as follows:—

INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1914, were as follows:—

Sub-Districts.Number of Inquests held in the Sub-Districts.Deduct Inquests held on non-parishioners.Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts.Total Inquests belonging to each Sub-District.Verdict from Violence.Verdict from Natural Causes.
Poplar12226351314091
Bromley2721302817058112
Bow59437923359
Totals453160100393131262

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* See Tables XIV., XV., XVI. and XVII.
† Gastritis is included in Enteritis, 1900-1910.

Table: For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Tables XIX. and XX., page 96.

For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Tables XIX. and XX., page 96.

Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducting non-residents, were as follows:—Deaths occurring entirely outside Poplar. Bromley and Bow belonging thereto.
Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.
By Railway...4............
By Vehicles and Horses...181213
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning)...12......l...
Building Operations...3.........1
Conflagrations..................
Burns, Scalds and Expolsions...8......31
Drowning (accidental not suicidal)1722222
Suffocation in Bed6118.........
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours2...3...1...
Other and not stated Causes12565141
Homicide..................
Suicide384...2...
Manslaughter1...............
Murder...1............
Anthrax..................
Total41123235148